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Termite control

3,152 pest control businesses across the United States and Canada have reviewers writing about termites. That is the signal these pages rank on — what customers actually wrote, not what a company lists as a service.

3,152

businesses named for it

1,462,944

reviews represented

3.6%

one or two star

473

list 24-hour service

Every review across termites listings

3152 of 3152 listings have a collected histogram

Google's own review histogram · 1,462,944 reviews · captured 2026-08-24

The problem
The most expensive pest problem a building can have, and the least visible. Damage is structural and is generally not covered by home insurance.
How you know
Mud tubes on foundation walls, timber that sounds hollow, discarded wings near windows after a swarm.
What the work involves
An inspection first, then either a soil-applied barrier or a baiting system. Warranties matter more here than in any other part of the trade.

The playbook

Termite control, done properly

Before anyone arrives

Do not disturb the mud tubes or the timber — an opened gallery makes the colony reroute and makes inspection harder. Photograph what you found, keep any discarded wings, and resist the urge to spray anything you can buy; surface sprays do nothing to a subterranean colony except hide the evidence.

Do it yourself, or call?

There is no meaningful DIY for termites. Detection, species identification and treatment all require training and equipment, and the cost of getting it wrong is structural. The homeowner's job is the one above: preserve the evidence, then get inspections — more than one, because opinions and quotes vary.

What a proper job looks like

A real termite job begins with a full inspection and names the species, because drywood and subterranean termites are treated completely differently. For subterranean colonies expect either a soil-applied barrier around the foundation or a monitored baiting system, and a written warranty with clear terms. The warranty is the product: read what it covers, for how long, and what voids it.

Choosing the company

Termite work is where review evidence earns its keep: a company whose reviewers repeatedly mention termites does inspections weekly, not occasionally. Compare the review distributions of two or three termite-named listings here before you book the inspections — and treat any 'licensed' claim as what this site marks it: self-reported.

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Most named

Most often written about for termites

Ordered by how many reviews name termites, then by adjusted rating. A high count means many customers wrote about it — it is a measure of volume and subject, not of quality.

Ranked on Google review-topic mention counts · each row’s critical share from Google’s own review histogram, on a fixed 0–10% scale · captured 2026-08-24

By place

Where the termites specialists are

By state and province

Termites across United States and Canada